Ancient Indian Bronze Horse and Rider Figure

Carved in limestone with a D-shaped frame enclosing openwork panel with fronds of leaves and flowers and a pair of addorsed doves and a median rosette; mounted on a custom-made stand; from north India region. 20 kg total, 74.5 cm wide including stand



with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.202355.

The motif of two birds flanking a plant on which they stand is well-known from Late Antique and Byzantine art, although the central stem is usually a cross or christogram in such cases e.g. on the left side of the sarcophagus of St. Savino, Fusignano, Italy. Islamic art generally does not favour the inclusion of naturalistic representations of living beings.

A manuscript leaf with a watercolour scene showing figures in an opulent courtyard, a man seated against a large cushion massaging one woman's foot, another offering him a drink from a small cup, two further women seated nearby, river meandering through a hilly landscape beyond, text above and below, flowers in the border; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 900 grams, 41 x 28 cm

Fine condition.

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

Carved in the half-round in high relief, depicting a mythical winged female creature wearing elaborate ear ornament, a flower draped between her legs. 445 grams total, 16 cm wide



Ex late Walter Steinberg collection. Property of a lady, by inheritance.